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PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904.

W. S. THEE-LE.

J AR.

APPLICATION FILED 'NOV. 12, 1903.

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I I r 1 r I z z r I /r H I!!! IHU SIQkIENTOR UNITED STATES Patented June28, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,810, dated June 28,1904. Application filed November 12, 1903. Serial No. 180,939. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM S. TEEPLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wellsburg, in the county of Brooke and State of estVirginia, have invented or discovered certain new and usefulImprovements in J ars,of which improvements the following is aspecification.

The invention described herein relates to certain improvements in meansfor securing lids or covers on jars, &c., and has for its object aconstruction in which the cover is secured in place by independentclamps which are arranged in notches or recesses, so as to be protectedas against accidental removal.

The invention is hereinafter fully described and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a top plan view of a jar having its cover secured by myimproved fasteners. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is asectional elevation, the plane of section being indicated by the lineIII III, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the clamp, and Fig. 5 is asimilar vie-w of a modified form of the clamp.

Inthe practice of my invention the jar 1 is provided at the upper end ofits neck with an outwardly-projecting flange 2, which is notched or cutaway, as at 3, at two or more points. The cover 4 has a depressed bodyportion adapted to fit within the neck and is provided with anoutwardly-extending flange 5, between which and the neck is interposed asuitable gasket or packing-ring 6, adapted to form a tight hermeticjoint between the cover and jar. The flange 5 of the cover is notched tocorrespond with the notches formed in the flange 2 of the neck, and intothese notches are inserted the body portions of the clamps 7. As shownin Figs. 2, 4, and 5, these clamps are provided at one end withlaterally-extending portions 8, adapted to engage under the flange 2 onopposite sides of the notches. The opposite ends of the clamps areprovided with resilient books 9, adapted to spring over projections onthe top of the cover, said projections being formed, by preference, by acontinuous rib 10. The wings or lateral extensions 8 arepreferablyformed integral with the clamp, as shown in Fig. 4, or may be by a wire,around which the lower end of the clamp is turned, as clearly shown inFig. 5.

It is characteristic of my improved clamp that it can be entirelydetached from the jar and cover and is readily placed in position tosecure the cover on the jar. As these clamps are arranged within notcheson the jar and cover, they are not liable to be knocked off or detachedwhen handling the jar or during its shipment.

I claim herein as my invention- The combination of a jar provided with anotched flange, a cover having its edge similarly notched and having aprojection on its upper side, and clamps arranged in said notches andprovided at one end with wings engaging the flange on the jar and withhooks at the opposite ends adapted to engage the projection on thecover, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. v

WILLIAM S. TEEPLE. Witnesses:

V. G. MoNIoHoLs, W. C. REEvEs.

